CMS projection: $27.6 million more needed to preserve programs

Gotta love it. Need $27.6 million more to "stay whole".

I suggest they eliminate Bright Beginnings and pickup $20 million of it right there...


By Andrew Dunn
adunn@charlotteobserver.com

03/24/2015 8:42 PM

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CMS projection: $27.6 million more needed to preserve programs

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is projecting it will need an additional $27.6 million from the county to keep its programs and staffing the same next year.

The increases are largely driven by expected raises for beginning teachers, preserving teaching assistant positions and the required funding for enrollment growth at the county’s charter schools.

The figures were presented to the school board Tuesday as part of a budget workshop.
That number does not include any money for staff salary increases or to launch any new initiatives. School board members have expressed their support for requesting increases as large as 5 percent....  More...   http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article16224239.html#/tabPane=tabs-b0710947-1-1

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